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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1921)
0 D THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1921. Program for The Week Strand "Too Much Speed." Cut of Charorter. Putty Rhos.de Willitt juia Virginia MsrMurran Aim Ayr Fat MarMurran Thrndorr Roberts Tyler Htllt Jck KIrharrtKon Jimmy Rodman Lueivn I.lttlrdlit "Howdy" 7ker Ouy Ollvsr Billy Dawson H'nry Johnson Hawks Jack Herbert The popularity of the automobile race pictures in which Wallace Reid has Marred has resulted in the ' screening of "Too Much Speed," an other original Byron Morgan story with the race track as a background. In this new picture, which opens today at the Strand theater, Mr. Reid again will be seen in the pilot's overalls and helmet, speeding around the course to the speedometer's tune of 110 miles per hour, and winning a race and tht consent of the girl's father, to her wedding. The picture is a continuation of the experiences of the characters in "What's Your Hurry?" Mr. Reid's previous automobile picture, and the three principal characters of that story, Dusty Rhoades, played by Mr. Reid, Virginia MacMurran, . A A I A played Dy Agnes nyres anu ri MacMurran, played by Theodore Roberts, are attain brought to life. Dusty Rhoades is on the point of marrying Virginia, when he races a rival dealer on the open road, and enrages old Pat MacMurran, who declares the wedding off. Dusty elopes with the bride, old Tat pur sues and both are jailed for speed ing. After serving his sentence, Tiuttv. with Vireinia's help, secret ly buvs Pat's Pakro racing car, which has been out of the game for two years, enters the big event and wins the race. Sun "Boys Will Be Boys." Cat of Characters. Prep ' O'Day Wit Roircra I.ucy Irna Rich Tom Minor C. E. Mason Bublotte Sydney Alnsworth Judra Prlaat Ed Kimball Bahy H. Milton Ross Sheriff Brack , C. E. Thurston Kitty Maa Hopklna Mra. Huntor Cordelia Callahan Aunt Mandy Nick Cogloy Farmer Bell Burton Halbert Will Rogers will be seen in one of the best character parts he has ever played in "Boys Will Be Beys," a picture taken from the story by v Irvin S. Cobb, which comes to the Sun theater this week. Rogers has the part of "Peep O'Day," and it is about the adven . tures that befall him before and after he falls heir to a fortune that the storv is based. The action oc curs in a little Kentucky village and the main characters are Peep O'Day. Judge Priest, Lucy the school teacher, Mrs. Hunter the willing widow, Sublette, a crooked lawyer; Breck the sheriff and Kittic the im poster. Peep O'Day is a good-natured, dreamy and mysterious Irish host ler, gentle and abused. He sudden ly falls heir to a fortune in Ireland and his first thought is to enjoy the boyhood which he has never had. He consequently plays all sorts of boyish games and tlie neighbors think he is crazy. Sublette uses this as a hook upon which to hang a plot 1 with which to get Peep O'Day's for- ttmeY Lucy, the sweet young school teacher in love with the young town lawyer, undertakes to teach Peep ; O'Day his lessons in the school house. Mrs. Hunter, the willing widow, also out for Peep 0 Day s money, sees them there and starts a 1 scandal. Sublette and his accom plices import Kitty from Louisville to impersonate Peep O'Day's cousin. She is a good-hearted soubrette and in a court house scene, which closes the story, comes out strong . for Peep O'Day and shows up Sublette and his gang. Larry Semon in "The Rent Col lector" Is the comedy attraction at the Sun theater. Moon "The Big Town Round-Up." Caat of Characters. T.arry McBrtda, ranch owner... TOM MtX Pea W, ''tho Runt".. ..Gilbert Holmes Allca Beaumont .1 Or Carewo Luther Beaumont, her father. Harry Dunklnson Mildred Hart Laura. La Plant Rodney Curtla William Buckley Jerry Casey William Elmer Tim Johnson William Crlnley When Tom Mix opens at the " Moon theater, today, in "The Big Town Round-Up," he will exhibit what is said to be an exceedingly fine line of ' rescue work. The "Round-Up, In which the action switches from a ranch to 'Frisco and back again, is crowded, of course, with thrilling incidents else it would not be a Mix entertainment. Among the thrills are a number due to rescue work. For example, Mix rescues a girl from a ruffian's insults by throwing the ruffian off a speeding train. He rescues this same girl later from a bunch of city' thugs in a cafe. He . rescues the heroine from a big rattle snake on his ranch by his accurate long distance aim with a rifle. He rescues her again in the city when she falls before a stampeding steer at the stock yards. And he saves from death in a city park a little girl who is hanging head down oa her runaway pony. Also he is kept tolerably busy rescuing himself from his enemies. When Mix isn't rescuing some body he's fighting a gang of thugs with intermissions for attention to the only girl. Ora Carewe is his leading woman. , The story of "The Big Town Rund Up" was written by William Mc Leod Raine and the picture was di- - rected by Lynn F. Reynolds who also made the scenario. Rialto "The Jdol of the North s and "One A Minute." Dorothy Dalton takes the screen at the Rialto theater for four days this week, beginning today. Her vehicle is "The Idol of the North," a romance of gold and the Great Northwest, of a dance hall beauty who knew how to handle men. Miss Dalton has a role similar to that in her great success two years ago, "The Flame of the Yukon." She plays Colette Brissac, daugh ter of a French-Canadian miner, who fled to the wilderness to es cape arrest for having killed a man. She is left without father and mother in a mining town built up overnight and obtains a position in the Aurora Borealis, a saloon and dance hall of the town. She soon becomes one oi the biggest drawing cards of the saloon and plays unmercifully with the miners, "trimming" them for all they are worth, but still remaining the most desired of all the girls. In the dance hall she meets Martin Bates, a young engineer who has ome frofjf New York after a series of financial difficulties, and who fast becomes a worthless drunkard. In order to get even with the way she has treated them the miners force her to marry Bates. After the first shock Colette decides to make the best of it and determines to make a man of him. After many incidents of dramatic interest she succeeds not only in regenerating Bates, but also in winning his love. Douglas MacLean in "One A Minute," which opens Thursday at the Rialto theater, offers some novel comedy situations that premise to make a dyspeptic laugh. Empress "Children of Night and Hearts Are Trumps. When a Wall Street magnate walks into a death trap set for him by a criminal gang, defies the peril which confronts htm for love of a gjriand battles desperately for his life in an underworld den; and when these things are set forth in a love romance by a celebrated author and translated to the screen by a well known producer, it is safe to say that here is "some" motion picture. All of which is by way of an nouncing that the picture, "Children of Night" is to be presented at the Empress theater for four days be ginning today. And William Rus sell is the star which increases the joy of expectancy, Russell enacts the role of a promi nent financier, and Ruth Renick, his leading woman, the role of the girl a girl affiliated with a criminal gang until awakening love for the financier leads her to repudiate such association and aid him in defeating the plots against his life. "Hearts Are I rumps, which opens Thursday, is the story of a Scotch- man who is forced to leave his na tive land. He goes to the United States, where he accumulates a for tune and regains the family estate in Scotland. One of the thrilling episodes takes place in the Alps, where the little heroine is threat ened by a death trap set for her by the villain. Muse "Boys Will Be Boys," "The Millionaire Vagrant," "To Please One Woman" and "The New York Idea." A program of wide entertainment will be at the Muse theater this week, beginning today with Will Rogers in "Boys Will Be Boys." . The picture is a homely, becoming vehicle for the noted star. Rogers has a clever character part in the hpicture. In "Ihe Millionaire vagrant, at the Muse tomorrow and. Tuesday, Charles Ray. shows how easy it is to live five weeks on $30. A story of real life in a real town of real people who love and suffer and at last find happiness is con tained in "To Please One Woman," which plays Wednesday and Thurs day at the Muse theater. It is a story that reflects every aspect of American life. Alice Brady takes the screen next Friday and Saturday in "The New York Idea," a story of high life in Gotham mingled with divorce and scandal. Harmony at Sun Featuring catchy song hits and "wicked blue" melodies, the Lyric Four , will elaborate on vocal music at the Sun theater this week in con junction with the presentation of Will Rogers' famous picture, "Boys Will Be Boys." Manager Harry Goldberg has con tracted for this quartet as an added attraction. It'll be no grand opera when those four musical warblers step out on the Sun theater stage and. give vent to the audience. They'll sing some "knock-outs" in the way of up-to-date song hits. The quartet will appear four times daily. Alice Lloyd as 'Extra Girl While filming scenes - for Edith Roberts' latest feature. "The Gos lamer Web," in the First National tank of Los Angeles, King Baggst directing the picture, induced Alice Lloyd, ihe famous English musical comedy and vaudeville star, to ap rear as one of the "extras." Miss Lloyd, who was playing at the Orpheum theater, a few doors away, not only took part in the picture early in the evening, but was so in terested in the work that she rushed lack to the bank after finishing her vaudeville act and appeared in sev eral more scenes. Last Days of Pompeii "the Last Days of Pompeii" is to be filmed by George Kern. Barbara Bedford will have the role of the blind girl. Others in the cast will be Raymond Cannon and William Conklin. The volcanic eruption will be filmed in Hawaii Downtown Programs Sun Will Rogers in "Boys Will Be Boys." Rialto Today until Thursday, "The Idol of the Narth;" latter half of week, "One a Minute." Strand Wallace Reid in "Too Much Speed." Moon Tom Mix in "The Big Town Roundup." Empress Today until Thursday, "Children of the Night;" latter half cf week, "Hearts and Trumps." Muse Today, "Boys Will Be Boys;" tomorrow and Tuesday, "The Millionaire Vagrant;" Wed nesday and Thursday, "To Please One Woman;" Friday and Saturday, "The New York Idea." Suburban Programs Grand. Today and Tomorrow Tom Mix in "A Ridin' Romeo." Tuesday Corinne Griffith in "The Broadway Bubble. Wednesday "The Beautiful Gam bler." Thursday and Friday "The Sea Wolf." Saturday "Lahoma. Five Days Only A picture with the speed of light and the , sure fire interest of a government bond. ; COMING FRIDAY For Two Days Only BUCK JONES in "GET YOUR MAN" (EXPRESS) Elsie Ferguson Popular In this year's annual poll of the seniors of Yale college, Elsie Fergu fen, famous star, was voted the hvorite actress of the day. Each j ear the college boys !c.t their favorites,- in ke-.ping with tradi tion of Old Eli. The Rialto theater, New Haven, recognized the student preference by lowing Miss Ferguson's latest pic ture, "Sacred and Profane Love." In rontest among the art students of Ihe university for the best life-size sketch of the head of Miss Ferguson, many drawings were submitted which w.stc placed o.i exhibit in New Haver. Best Dressed Stars Corinne Griffith and Catherine Cal vert, acknowledged to be the best dressed actresses of the screen, and noted for their grace in wearing their gowns, are seen together in "Moral Fibre," the production now being filmed under the direction of Webster Campbell. Although the roles of the two stars are entirely dissimilar, both have excellent op portunities to "dress the part." In the earlier scenes Miss Griffith ap pears as a country miss in short dresses, but later she appears in elaborate frocks. Miss Calvert's role enables her to play the lady of fashion throughout. Oh, Come With Old Khayyam He's to Be Filmed Soon Call boy, page the famous "loaf of bread, jug of wine and thou," for the oft-quoted and misquoted lines of the Persian poet have felt the call of the silver sheet; and Omar Khay yam, himself, who if alive today would be legitimate prey of all pro hibition enforcement officers, is to become a hero of the cinema. "The Beloved Romance of the Grape," or "Persia's Prettiest Pet." are tides the ultra-commercial dis tributing organizations might like to wish on.the big new spectacle which has just been launched, but Ferdi nand Earle, who is the guiding gen ius in the production of the world's most widely-read prosodic paean has put his foot down and says it will be known purely as "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam." Nashaipur, the home of the Per sian astronomer, will be brought to Hollywood, and the romance that has always been confined within book covers will burst forth onto the celluloid. Such famous quatrains as: "Oh, come with' old Khayyam and leave the wise." To talk; one thing is certain that life flies; One thing is certain, and the rest is lies; The flower that once has blown forever dies," and others will form the animated sub-titles. For more than a year bearded scholars have been delving through tomes of Oriental literature breath ing the incense laden atmosphere of medieval Persia, in order that "The Rubiayat" may be a celluloid docu ment of fidelity as well as beauty. Collectors of Oriental costumes from all over the country have been circularized, and have agreed to loan the multi-hued toggery of the Far East in years gone by in order that Producer Earle may make a spec tacle worthy of the volume. Houris beautiful enough to make the mouth of the late cigar store Indian water, will parade before the argtts-eyed camera in dances that would make a sultan's favorite dis penser of wiggles turn gr,een with envy. , The bureau of Oriental research employed with Mr. Earle is as nu merous as the faculty of a small fresh-water college. A score of America's best known painters are busy day and night fur nishing the atmospheric back grounds, which, under Mr. Earle's new science of production, will in many instances replace more artis tically the ordinary motion picture sets. Sir Frederick Warde, Edsin Stev ens and Hedwiga Reicher will have the principal roles. Other notables of stage . and screen who will be seen are Mariska Aldrich, Arthur Carewe, Robert Anderson. Paul Wei- gel, Jesse Weldon, Snitz Edwards, Warren Rogers, Ramon Samiegos ana tsig Jim Marcur. Starting Today Another Victim! Ah, Sacrifice His Soul Alluring Collette's chief joy in resist her charms. And she found a One day her methods failed to work battle to make lives worth while ing Dorothy Dalton at the Rialto here the first four days of this week. Mae Marsh to Stick Mae March is not to desert the screen next season as has been vari ously announced in some of the daily papers. This statement was made at the time a story was sent out that the popular film star had been signed on a long-lime contract to appear in stage plays under the management of John D. Williams. It was said that the first play had been chosen for Mae. But we learned that she expects to work in pictures simul taneously with her stage work. 4,1 ' r"2k -m Aon wary- te ) .1 '' SNOOKY (the Humaneze) in a 2-reel comedy, "WILD OATS" Bud and Sul Cartoon Shrinera Parad at Dcs Moints SILVERMAN'S STRAND ORCHESTRA Next Sunday JACKIE COOGAN in "PECK'S BAD BOY" She Would Lure Him to for Her Womanly Charms life was to "trim" the men who couldn't lonesome miners' town an easy mark. I The rest is love and a heart-stirring in "The Idol of the North." featur Pickford to Frisco. Mary Pickford's motion picture producing company will permanent ly locate near San Francisco. Such is the announcement made by Alfred Green, director of the Mary Pickford studios at Los An geles, ' "The Northern California region Is unsurpassed," declared ' Mr. Green, "and I am amazed that Griffith fail ed to see the supremacy of this re gion for motion picture production." "ilov and ali - ES yPEST AND ODORE if in a thrflling, iSlliclon rolhance i oyu uciuis.IUVC tintj Dusmcss k Roaring with daredevildriven f r v ykfekzry and dahjferStrewlnfii. )V atJiousanqsmilesntto raaa j' i y, ri Films Changing Faces of American Race, Artist Says Motion pictures are changing the faces of American men and women, This is the belief of Henry Give, well-known artist, who has just com pleted portraits of a number of fa- mous film stars, including Gloria Swanson, Bebe Daniels, Wallace Reid, Agnes Ayres and Wanda Haw ley. ; "Motion pictures are making the American face more mobile, more plastic," said Mr. Give. "Because of the necessity of interpreting thouehts and actions entirely by means of lacial expression, film actors have developed faces which register emo tions as quickly as the surface of a placid lake records the passage of a summer breeie. This is not only true of actors and actresses, but its effect is seen in the faces of millions of movie fans. Gloria Swanion's feminine admirers have acquired all the facial mannerisms which Miss Swanson shows on the screen, Wal lace Reid's manner of lif tintr his eyebrows has set all the young men of the country to lifting their eye brows, too. "For years observers, both here "and abroad, have declared, that the typical American face was rather stern and set. This was true un til the movies come to be such a power and influence. It is true no longer; the American is becoming s facially expressive as the French man or the Italian." Mr. Give, whose paintings have for a long time decorated the covers of popular magazines, will give an exhibition of his portraits of screen stars in a Fifth avenue gallery next fall. Wedding Bella Two weddings to take place soon, according to rumor, are those of waiiace Beery to Aiona Lisa ana Allen Weyman to Priscilla Bonner. Mr. Berry has purchased a home in Hollywood and is expected to take liis bride there within a couple of weeks. Mr. Weyman is a rising s young director of the colony, and liis marriage to Miss Bonner of the v Vitagraph company is scheduled ta take place in June. eek it,.,, - ROBERTS J"-'-!.' " F